Myanmar exempts foreign investments from currency conversion rule

Diplomats and U.N. agencies also on exemption list

20220421N Kyat notes

Myanmar began requiring this month that all foreign currency entering the country be converted to kyat. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK -- Myanmar has exempted foreign investments and businesses operating in economic zones from a rule requiring the conversion of foreign currencies into kyat, following international pushback.

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